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When a slideshow of sweet moments flashes across my mind, I find it’s helpful just to create a note in Evernote or scratch down my stream of thoughts on paper. Today I wanted to share my download of 30 Thankful Thoughts from Christmas Break:
- Extra time with “Daddy” – my hubby who took Christmas week and New Year’s Day off of work (out of order but top of my list)
- A real Christmas tree – a tradition that takes me back to my childhood Christmas memories & unites my own family
- “Christmas house” – the name for our Christmasy decorated home
- Listening to Christmas music all month (O Holy Night – my absolute fav that moves me to tears)
- Amazon – Christmas shopping in one day
- A gift delivery day w/ my Gram whose eyes lit up when she gave her gift to her grandchildren
- Good homes for our two sweet Chesapeake Bay Retriever Christmas puppies
- Papa Murphy’s Pizza, a student driver, an ornament hunt, and an early Christmas surprise that surprised our children
- Fun gatherings to celebrate November/December birthdays for members of our family
- NO SCHOOL
- Leaving the waiting room for a breakfast date with my hubby while our oldest (no longer a minor) had knee surgery
- Successful and FREE ACL reconstructive surgery for our oldest son (Our 2017 insurance policy: Buy 1 Surgery, Get 3 FREE)
- Ski gear to share
- A repaired fence and gate to (hopefully) keep the balls and dogs IN
- Solidifying a writing accountability partnership with my Jesus-lovin’, creative writer friend, Maria Morgan
- Chs. 1-3 and edits complete and Bible Study questions written and SHIPPED to my writing coach
- Files transferred to my new computer, so I can spend time writing instead of waiting for my computer to think
- Remembering the real reason for CHRISTmas with my family through the Jesse Tree
- Homemade Cinnamon Coffee Rolls for breakfast – a (MANDATORY) Lee Cochran family tradition
- A Special Christmas gatherings with my in-loves and Gram (including a Southern Christmas dinner)
- Tickets to see Toby Mac with my family – a most thoughtful and meaningful gift from my oldest sons
- My heart-made beaded “KIND” necklace w/ dried leave strung on an elastic Christmas ribbon from my 2 youngest
- Leftovers – our Southern Christmas dinner blessed our plates for 3-4 more days!
- Our new AC with a 10-year warranty installed the morning that Texas froze in the afternoon
- Fleeces, hats, gloves, blankets, smartwool socks, and our fireplace that kept us alive when the heater broke
- DOWN time – BE time to rest, write, read, and play (Clue, air hockey, foosball, and football)
- Several sweet visits with family, friends, and our son’s girlfriend – some impromptu, some planned – all special
- Finishing my 6-day video + email series: Virtuous V.O.Y.A.G.E. – a project that took me 2-mos of work in the fringes
- Family circle time to reflect on 2017 and recognize the lessons to take into 2018
- My one page book proposal completed and a letter that initially seemed impossible to write, written
Do you ever download your thoughts in this way? Today I encourage you to stop and think about your current season of life. Grab paper and pen or type/peck away on your electronic-something. Download your flashing thoughts in list form. Take time to process thankful thoughts. Then say a little prayer and give God thanks for your blessings.